diff --git a/.changelog/18494.txt b/.changelog/18494.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac27da4a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/18494.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+server: Fixed a bug where Raft server configuration parameters were not correctly merged
+```
diff --git a/command/agent/config.go b/command/agent/config.go
index 26bc43e50..8772d952e 100644
--- a/command/agent/config.go
+++ b/command/agent/config.go
@@ -2038,6 +2038,18 @@ func (s *ServerConfig) Merge(b *ServerConfig) *ServerConfig {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if b.RaftSnapshotThreshold != nil {
+		result.RaftSnapshotThreshold = pointer.Of(*b.RaftSnapshotThreshold)
+	}
+
+	if b.RaftSnapshotInterval != nil {
+		result.RaftSnapshotInterval = pointer.Of(*b.RaftSnapshotInterval)
+	}
+
+	if b.RaftTrailingLogs != nil {
+		result.RaftTrailingLogs = pointer.Of(*b.RaftTrailingLogs)
+	}
+
 	if b.JobTrackedVersions != nil {
 		result.JobTrackedVersions = b.JobTrackedVersions
 	}
diff --git a/command/agent/config_test.go b/command/agent/config_test.go
index a78b3fd23..b998b347f 100644
--- a/command/agent/config_test.go
+++ b/command/agent/config_test.go
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ func TestConfig_Merge(t *testing.T) {
 			ProtocolVersion:        1,
 			RaftProtocol:           1,
 			RaftMultiplier:         pointer.Of(5),
+			RaftSnapshotThreshold:  pointer.Of(100),
+			RaftSnapshotInterval:   pointer.Of("30m"),
+			RaftTrailingLogs:       pointer.Of(200),
 			NumSchedulers:          pointer.Of(1),
 			NodeGCThreshold:        "1h",
 			BatchEvalGCThreshold:   "4h",
@@ -341,6 +344,9 @@ func TestConfig_Merge(t *testing.T) {
 			ProtocolVersion:        2,
 			RaftProtocol:           2,
 			RaftMultiplier:         pointer.Of(6),
+			RaftSnapshotThreshold:  pointer.Of(100),
+			RaftSnapshotInterval:   pointer.Of("30m"),
+			RaftTrailingLogs:       pointer.Of(200),
 			NumSchedulers:          pointer.Of(2),
 			EnabledSchedulers:      []string{structs.JobTypeBatch},
 			NodeGCThreshold:        "12h",